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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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