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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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