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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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