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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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