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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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