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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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