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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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