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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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