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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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