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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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