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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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