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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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