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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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