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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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