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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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