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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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