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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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