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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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