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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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