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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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