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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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