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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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