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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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