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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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