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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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