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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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