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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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