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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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