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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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