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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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