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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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