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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important 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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