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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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