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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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