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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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