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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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