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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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