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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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