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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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