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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. 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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