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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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