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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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