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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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