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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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