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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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