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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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