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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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