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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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