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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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