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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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