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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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