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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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