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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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