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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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