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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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