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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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