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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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