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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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