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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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