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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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