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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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