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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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