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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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