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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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