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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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