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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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