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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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