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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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