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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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