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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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