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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes 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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