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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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