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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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