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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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