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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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