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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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