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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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