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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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