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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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