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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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