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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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