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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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