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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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