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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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