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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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