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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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