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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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