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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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