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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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