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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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