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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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