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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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