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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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