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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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