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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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