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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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