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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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