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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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