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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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