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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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