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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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