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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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