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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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