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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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