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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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