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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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