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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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