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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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