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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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