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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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