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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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