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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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