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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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