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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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