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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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