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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key 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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