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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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