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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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