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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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