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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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