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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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