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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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