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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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