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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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