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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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