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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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