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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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