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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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