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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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