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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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