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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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