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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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