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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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