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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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