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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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