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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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