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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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