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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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