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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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