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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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