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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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