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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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