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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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