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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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