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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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