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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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