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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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