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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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