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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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