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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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