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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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