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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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