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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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