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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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