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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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