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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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