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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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