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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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