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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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