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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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