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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the 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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