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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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