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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need 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. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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