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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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