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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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