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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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