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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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