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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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