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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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