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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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