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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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