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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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