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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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