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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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