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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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