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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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