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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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