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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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