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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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