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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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