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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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