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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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