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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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