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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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