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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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