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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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