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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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