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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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