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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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