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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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