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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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