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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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