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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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