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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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