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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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