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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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