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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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