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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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