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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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