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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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