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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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