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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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