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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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