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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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