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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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