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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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