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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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