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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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