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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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