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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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