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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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