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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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