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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major 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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