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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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