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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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