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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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