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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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