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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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