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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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