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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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