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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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