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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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