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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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