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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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