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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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