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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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