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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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