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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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