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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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