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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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