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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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