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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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