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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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