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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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