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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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