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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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