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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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