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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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