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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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