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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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