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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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