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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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