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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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