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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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