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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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