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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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