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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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