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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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