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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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