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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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