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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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