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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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