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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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