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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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