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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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