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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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