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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). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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