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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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