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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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