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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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