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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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