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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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