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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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