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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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