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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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