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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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