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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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