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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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