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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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