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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies 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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