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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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