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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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