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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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