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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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