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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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