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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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