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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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