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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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