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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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