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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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