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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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