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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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