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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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