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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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