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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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