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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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