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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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