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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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