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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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