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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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