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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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