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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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