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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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