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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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