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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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