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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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