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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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