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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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