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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key 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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