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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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