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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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