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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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