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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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