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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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