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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources