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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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