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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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