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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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