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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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