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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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