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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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