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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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