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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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