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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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