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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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