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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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