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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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