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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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