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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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