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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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