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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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