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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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