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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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