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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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