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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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