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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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