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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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