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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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