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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about 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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