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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines 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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