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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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