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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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