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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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