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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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