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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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