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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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