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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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