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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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