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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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