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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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