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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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