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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major 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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