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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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