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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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