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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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