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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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