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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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