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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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