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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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