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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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