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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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