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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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