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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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