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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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