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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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