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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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