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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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