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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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