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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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