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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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