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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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