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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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