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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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