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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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