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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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