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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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