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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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