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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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