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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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