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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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