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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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