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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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