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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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