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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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