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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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