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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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