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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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