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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers 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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