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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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