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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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