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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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