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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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