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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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