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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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