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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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