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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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