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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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