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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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