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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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