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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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