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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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