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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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