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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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