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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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