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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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