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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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