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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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