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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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