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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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