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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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