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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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