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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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