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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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