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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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