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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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