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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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