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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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