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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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