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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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