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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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