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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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