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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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