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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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