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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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