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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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