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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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