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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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