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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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