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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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