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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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