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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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