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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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