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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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