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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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