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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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