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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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