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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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