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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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