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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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