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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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