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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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