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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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