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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key 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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