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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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