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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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