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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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