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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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