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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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