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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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