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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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