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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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