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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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