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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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