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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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