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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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