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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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