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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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