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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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