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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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