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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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