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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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