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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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