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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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