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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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