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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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