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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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