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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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