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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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