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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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