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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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