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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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