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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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