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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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