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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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