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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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