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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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