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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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