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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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