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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses 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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