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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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