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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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