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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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