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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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