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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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