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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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