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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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