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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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