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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with 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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