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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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