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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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