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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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