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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. 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 enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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