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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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