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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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