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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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