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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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