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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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