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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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