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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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