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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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