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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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