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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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