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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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