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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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