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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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