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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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