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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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