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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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