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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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