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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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