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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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