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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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