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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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