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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the 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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