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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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