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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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