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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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