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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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