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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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