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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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