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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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