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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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